Okay, now that's over, actually I passed my test almost 10 days ago. I'm extremely relieved and at the same time, super motivated to go back and take the ICND2 exam.
If I could sum up what worked for me in this last month and half of exam prepping is the following:
1) Lab Lab Lab. Even if it means to redo the same lab you've done before. Have the commands handy and close to your heart will go a long way.
2) Don't just read and re-read. Takes notes, do example presentations, I've been taking notes in a format of PPT on google drive. It has helped me tremendously.
3) Review your practice exams. Do them every other day, don't have to time yourself if you are not fast, just do 50 questions a day. Do them before your start your studying session. Write down the questions you are unsure, or still can not get it correct right away. After you do the 50 questions, go back and review the wrong answers, look up what the right answers should be and start memorizing.
4) Practice Subnetting every day, take an hour and do subnet questions specifically, or do VLSM questions and watch for overlapping subnets.
5) Track your progress 30 days towards the test, know what you have solidified on, know what you still need practice on and hone in those skills.
I will be using the techniques I previously used and try to apply them as I go into ICND2 Exam. Luckily, There are only a few new topics I have to conquer. EIGRP, Frame-Relay, Switch Redundancy, STP, Point to Point WANs and some advanced OSPF and EIGRP troubleshootings. I feel confident at this point that I can wrap these topics around my head!
